> ## Documentation Index
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# The Letter Object

```json theme={null}
{
    "id": 140754680348890,
    "send_to_contact": {
        "id": 64062029826,
        "first_name": "First",
        "last_name": "Last",
        "org_name": "Org Name",
        "specialties": [{"id": 1335, "name": "Cardiology"}],
        "npi": "NPI2222"
    },
    "send_to_name": "Test Name",
    "fax_to": "5555555555",
    "display_to": "Test Name",
    "to_number": "5555555555",
    "subject": "Test Subject",
    "body": "Test Body Message",
    "fax_status": "success",
    "fax_attachments": true,
    "delivery_method": "printed",
    "failure_unacknowledged": false,
    "direct_message_to": "Test",
    "email_to": "test@email.me",
    "viewed_at": "2021-05-11T21: 16: 23Z",
    "send_to_elation_user": 1234,
    "delivery_date": "2021-05-11T21: 16: 23Z",
    "with_archive": false,
    "is_processed": true,
    "letter_type": "provider",
    "attachments": [
        {
            "id": 64414089501,
            "document_type": "MedsList"
        }
    ],
    "sign_date": "2021-05-11T21: 16: 23Z",
    "signed_by": 12323455,
    "tags": [],
    "document_date": "2021-05-11T21: 16: 23Z",
    "patient": 140754680086529,
    "practice": 140754674450436
}
```

| Attribute                             | Type                | Allowed Values                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Description                                                               |
| :------------------------------------ | :------------------ | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| id                                    | bigint(20)          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | ID                                                                        |
| send\_to\_contact                     | object              |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                           |
| send\_to\_contact.id                  | int(11)             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                           |
| send\_to\_contact.first\_name         | string              |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                           |
| send\_to\_contact.middle\_name        | string              |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                           |
| send\_to\_contact.last\_name          | string              |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                           |
| send\_to\_contact.org\_name           | string              |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                           |
| send\_to\_contact.npi                 | string              |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                           |
| send\_to\_contact.specialties         | list                |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                           |
| send\_to\_contact.specialties\[].id   | int(11)             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                           |
| send\_to\_contact.specialties\[].name | string              |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                           |
| send\_to\_elation\_user               | int(11)             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | If a letter is sent to another elation user, this will be that user's id. |
| send\_to\_name                        | string              |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                           |
| fax\_to                               | string              |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                           |
| display\_to                           | string              |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                           |
| to\_number                            | string              |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                           |
| subject                               | string(200)         |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                           |
| body                                  | longtext            |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                           |
| fax\_status                           | string              | "pending",  <br />"success",  <br />"failed"                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                           |
| fax\_attachments                      | bool                |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                           |
| delivery\_method                      | string              | "emr",  <br />"passport",  <br />"fax",  <br />"email",  <br />"printed",  <br />"direct"                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                           |
| failure\_unacknowledge                | bool                |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                           |
| direct\_message\_to                   | string(200)         |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                           |
| email\_to                             | string(200)         |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                           |
| viewed\_at                            | datetime            |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                           |
| send\_to\_access\_user\_id            | int(11)             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                           |
| delivery\_date                        | datetime            |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                           |
| with\_archive                         | bool                |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                           |
| is\_processed                         | bool                |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                           |
| letter\_type                          | string              | "patient\_initiated",  <br />"patient", "referral",  <br />"provider"                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                           |
| attachments.id                        | int                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                           |
| attachments.document\_type            | string              | "Entity",  <br />"RefPanel",  <br />"PatientDemog",  <br />"ImmHistory",  <br />"MedsList",  <br />"WhoHeightChart",  <br />"WhoWeightChart",  <br />"WhoHcChart",  <br />"CdcHeightChart",  <br />"CdcWeightChart",  <br />"CdcBmiChart",  <br />"CompMedsList",  <br />"CdcHcChart", |                                                                           |
| sign\_date                            | datetime            |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                           |
| signed\_by                            | int(11)             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | The user who signed the letter.                                           |
| tags                                  | list\[Document Tag] |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | A list of Document Tags associated with the letter.                       |
| document\_date                        | datetime            |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                           |
| patient                               | int                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                           |
| practice                              | int                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                           |